Ranchi, March 2 (IANS) As the Jharkhand assembly proceedings were disrupted for the fourth day on Wednesday over the state public service commission results, Chief Minister Raghubar Das said an all-party committee will be formed…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday took a serious view of mushrooming of private B.Ed. colleges in the country, saying they want “everybody on the street to become Bachelor in Education…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The budget session of the Delhi assembly is expected to begin on March 22 and the budget likely to be presented on March 28. The budget session of the Delhi…
Hyderabad, March 2 (IANS) Bodies of six out of eight Maoists killed in a gun battle with police on the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border have been identified on Wednesday, police said here. Bodies of four Maoists have…
Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) The Election Commission is launching two animated advertisements that would take viewers through the entire electoral process right from the issue of voter slips to casting of ballots, ahead of the…
Chandigarh, March 2 (IANS) After fighting over the naming of the international airport at Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana have finally agreed to name it after Shaheed Bhagat Singh. Bharatiya Janata Party’s Punjab unit president Kamal…
By Sarwar Kashani New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) With a fiery 31-minute animated taunt at the government, mixed with sarcasm and humour, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, long ridiculed for his drab speeches, on Wednesday…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday defended former union home minister P. Chidambaram, saying the party sticks by its stand on Ishrat Jahan, who was killed in an alleged fake…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held a meeting with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali here on Wednesday during which the two leaders discussed a number of bilateral issues….
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday questioned the omission of the mention of the budgetary allocation for the defence ministry in Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s general budget speech. “For…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted six-month interim bail to JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested for sedition, but imposed restrictions on him. Justice Pratibha Rani ordered the bail…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “nepotism” in a deal of land right next to the Gir Lion Sanctuary. “Shocking facts reveal that Modi, as the…
Guwahati, March 2 (IANS) Ending speculations over its alliance with the BJP, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Wednesday said it will go together with it to the forthcoming state assembly polls to secure the…
Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) To ensure the smooth conduct of the West Bengal assembly polls, the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday said poll day complaints would be addressed immediately and action taken report made available…
Gurgaon, March 2 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday announced that the ‘Pravasi Bharatiya Divas’ to be held here on March 9 has been cancelled following the Jat protests for job quotas…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The demand for a special status for Goa was not feasible, Union minister of State for Home Haribhai Chaudhary told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Chaudhary’s written reply came on…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on Wednesday at his sarcastic best as he attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a host of issues ranging from his policies on Pakistan and…
Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) The condition of ailing All India Forward Bloc leader Ashok Ghosh, who has been on ventilator support, worsened on Wednesday, doctors here said. Ghosh, 94, the senior-most Left Front leader in…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted a six-month interim bail to JNU Student Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested on sedition charges. Justice Pratibha Rani ordered the bail after asking…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Two days after Alok Kumar Verma’s appointment as the Delhi Police chief, Special Commissioner of Police Taj Hassan on Wednesday took additional charge as the chief spokesperson — a first…